Drawer-support.



H. F. BISHOP.

DRAWER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION IILED JULY 23,1913.

1 ,095,6 1 9. I Patented May 5, 1914.

CDLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0. WASHINGTON. D4 c.

HOMER F. BISHOP, OF LIMA, OHIO.

DRAWER-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed July 23, 1913. Serial No. 780,778.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I," HOMER F. BISHOP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawer- Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sliding drawer support to be used or employed in connection with desks, bureaus, cabinets, store fixtures and all such articles or devices that have or employ sliding drawers, compartments or receptacles for containing articles of any character or description.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved support or bearing for such drawer or receptacle consisting of a casing provided with rollers so constructed and arranged as to support the weight of the drawer or receptacle and permit its easy movement back and forth, and also to prevent the twisting, derangement, cramping or locking of the drawer by means of injury, faulty construction or other defects such as frequently occur.

The invention still further contemplates the provision of means in the nature of a pair of semi-cylindrical 'uides, one of which is provided with a plura ity of anti-friction rollers, and the other of which serves as a track or guide way for the said rollers thereby permitting the drawer employed in connection therewith to be moved back and forth under a minimum amount of exertion.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims forming a part of this application.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a bureau illustrating the manner in which the drawers thereof are supported; Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of one of the supports, the drawer and a portion of the bureau being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of one of the guide members before being bent into operative position; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the said members after being bent lnto operative position.

Before proceeding with the description of. V

my invention, the numeral 1 designates a 7 portion of an ordinary bureau having the usual partitions 2 arranged therein. Between the partitions 2 of the bureau is mounted, a drawer 3 to the bottom of which is secured as at 4 a semi-cylindrical metallic guide strip 5 having ears 6 formed integrally therewith and upon each end thereof to facilitate the attachment of the said strip to the drawer. The strip 5 is composed of or stamped from a single sheet of metal bent semi-cylindrically as shown and then secured as at 4 to the under surface or bottom of the drawer 3, one strip being disposed upon each side of the drawer, adjacent the edge thereof, each strip extending throughout the length or depth of the drawer to serve as a guide or track way for the anti-friction rollers employed in connection therewith in a manner to be hereinafter fully described. A second semi-cylindrical metallic strip 7 is arranged directly beneath the said strip 5, the two strips when thus placed forming a substantially cylindrical or tubular member. Ears 8 are formed integrally with and upon the extremities of the strip 7 to facilitate the at tachment of the said strip as at 9, to the partition 2 of the bureau, the said strip being arranged or secured upon the upper face of the said partition as shown. Oppositely disposed cars 10 are formed integrally with the strip 7 near each end thereof, the said ears projecting laterally from the sides of the said strip and serving, when the strip is bent or shaped into operative position, as bearings for a suitable shaft 11 having a roller 12 secured thereto, the latter being mounted for rotation within the said strip 7 and disposed for engagement with the under or grooved face of the first mentioned strip 5.

From the above, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that the entire drawer 3 is supported by the anti-friction rollers 12, the rollers in turn being supported by the strip 7 secured to the said partitions 2; that the drawer 3 may be moved back and forth with little exertion, as the friction between the rollers 12 and the guide strip 5 is reduced to the minimum; and that binding or cramping of the drawer between the partitions 2 and the sides of the bureau is rendered impossible as'the said strip 7 is constructed in such. a novel and peculiar manner as to permit slight lateral movement of the upwardly bent portions thereof, thereby reducing any frictional engagement that might otherwise be manifest were the said strip 7 rigid and unyieldable.

The cost of manufacture of a drawer support constructed as above described, is comparatively little'while the advantages derived therefrom are numerous and obvious.

It will be understood that the above description and the accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in the details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims, and without sacrificing any of the ad antages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my inven-' tion, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a support and drawer mounted to slide therein, of a guide way comprising a pair of semi-cylindrical guide members, each member being formed from a single sheet of metal, the said members being disposed with their respective longitudinal edges parallel, one of said members having integral tongues at the extremities thereof, said member being movable with said drawer, the other of said members having tongues formed upon its respective longitudinal edges and its respective extremities, said members being rigid with said support, said edge tongues forming a bearing for a plurality of shafts extending transversely of the said guide way, and a friction roller mounted upon each shaft and adapted for engagement with the movable guide member, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a support and drawer mounted to slide therein, of a first guide member composed of an elongated strip of sheet metal bent semi-cylindrical, a second guide member composed of an elongated strip of sheet metal bent semi-cylindrical, said two members being disposed with their respective longitudinal edges in parallel spaced relation to form a guide way of substantially cylindrical form, ears integral with each member to provide attaching means therefor, ears arranged in pairs upon the respective longitudinal edges of one member, shafts journaled within said ears, and rollers mounted upon said shafts, said rollers being adapted for engagement with one member, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I a-iiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HOMER F. BISHOP.

lVitnesses l l ILLIAM L. LINDERMAN, L. A. STEINMETZ.

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